Lavender fields, hilltop villages and spectacular rocky fjords, rosé wine and bouillabaisse, Cézanne and Van Gogh, cutting edge rap and hip-hop music, Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources, pétanque, scuba diving and Olympique de Marseille: Provence is a vibrant mix of romantic tradition and surprising, fast-changing modernity. This is an insider's guide to the best of it, from a professional journalist living there.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Paying Tribute to the Father of Op Art
Though we've lived in Provence for well over a decade, we'd never got around to visiting the Fondation Victor Vasarely, a museum in Aix dedicated to the man often described as the father of Op Art. So we decided it was about time to check it out and found quite a few surprises - both at the Fondation itself and when we started to learn about the sad and turbulent story behind it. Click here to read more.
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